TAFE

TAFE stands for Technical & Further Education which is one of the key pillars of the education ladder in Australia. In Hong Kong we have the Qualification Framework when 'life-long learning' is divided into 7 stages from kindergarten to tertiary, to postgraduate, to self-enrichment courses across the disciplines and vocations. Having served the Hong Kong Council of Academic Accreditation & Vocational Qualifications for 7 years as a Council Member, including chairmanship of its Personel & Administration Committe, I am impressed by the national network of TAFE, it obviously works for tax payers across the ages. The Le Cordon Bleu Sydney Culinary Arts Institute, as it is formally named, is in fact a part of the North Sydney TAFE campus. It sits on a prime real estate with a commanding view of neighboring towns which it serves. This will never happen in Hong Kong as our developers or 'trusted partners of our government' will get to it first. TAFE students, or rather students at large, enjoy public privileges (I did not have time to find out yet) so the ID is important to carry around. For me it is proof that I was actually here, in case memory loss takes away the better of me down the road. No Jessica, this is not a fake ID, like the one you had in Boston. I may look a bit over the hill but you can tell from that smile I enjoy being here!